Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Seven MLB games postponed on Thursday
Seven Major League Baseball games were postponed Thursday night as part of an athlete boycott following the recent shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin. Led by Dominic Smith and Billy Hamilton, the Ne...
Aug 27, 2020
Democrat Harris says Wisconsin officer should be charged: NBC
(Reuters) - U.S. Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris said on Thursday that she believed the officer who shot 29-year-old Jacob Blake in Wisconsin should be charged with a crime. "I don'...
Aug 27, 2020
Oil dips as U.S. rigs, refiners appear to have avoided worst of storm
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices fell in early trade on Friday as a massive hurricane raced inland past the heart of the U.S. oil industry in Louisiana and Texas, with a storm surge weaker than predic...
Aug 27, 2020
Mexico records more than 6,000 new coronavirus cases
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Thursday reported 6,026 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection, bringing the total in the country to 579,914 cases. It reported the same numbe...
Aug 27, 2020
Violent 24 hours in Rio de Janeiro, as shootouts plague city
By Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A family held hostage by drug traffickers. A violent police shootout on a busy street. A mother killed while shielding her three-year-old daughter from...
Aug 27, 2020
Japan PM Abe set to hold news conference amid health concerns
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to hold a news conference on Friday afternoon in which he is expected to address growing concerns about his health after two recent hospital...
Aug 27, 2020
China halts beef imports from Australian firm over banned substance: customs
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China has suspended imports of beef from Australian firm John Dee Warwick after it detected a banned substance in some of the company's products, the country's customs administrat...
Aug 27, 2020
China reports 9 new mainland COVID-19 cases vs. 8 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported nine new COVID-19 cases in the mainland on Aug. 27, compared with eight a day earlier, the country's health authority said on Friday. The National Health Commission...
Aug 27, 2020
U.S. seeks to seize 280 cryptocurrency accounts tied to North Korean hacks
(Reuters) - The U.S. government sought on Thursday to seize 280 cryptocurrency accounts it said were used by North Korean hackers who stole millions of dollars of cryptocurrency from two virtual excha...
Aug 27, 2020
Asian stocks may be choppy despite U.S. Fed inflation shift, COVID outlook
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Asian equities are likely to have a bumpy ride on Friday after U.S. stocks scaled new peaks for a third straight day and bond yields surged on the Federal Res...
Aug 27, 2020
